Storekeeper/Warehouse Hand

John Crane, a business of Smiths Group, is a global leader in mission-critical flow control solutions for energy and process industries that enable efficient and sustainable operations. Our products include mechanical seals and systems, couplings, bearings, filtration systems, and predictive digital monitoring technologies. 

We have a global network of more than 200 sites in over 50 countries and employ more than 6,000 people worldwide. We partner with our customers to help them keep their operations safe, reduce downtime, improve efficiency, and meet the latest environmental standards. 

John Crane is part of Smiths Group. For over 170 years, Smiths has been pioneering progress by engineering for a better future. We serve millions of people every year, helping to create a safer, more efficient, productive, and better-connected world across four global markets: energy, security & defence, space & aerospace, and general industrial. Listed on the London Stock Exchange, Smiths employs approximately 16,000 colleagues in over 50 countries.

Job Description

Accurately and safety perform all duties related to receipt, stocking, picking, issuing and shipment of materials in order to increase operational efficiency, company profitability and customer satisfaction.

• Receives incoming shipments of materials and unloads goods in the appropriate area.
• Prefers someone with warehouse experience in an industrial setting.
• Opens boxes, crates, and other containers and disposes of packaging appropriately.
• Verifies item/amount/quantity received on purchase order and conducts ERP transactions via computer or handheld scanner.
• Marks materials with identifying information in appropriate manner.
• Moves material to racks, shelves, or bins according to predetermined sequence such as size, type, style, or product code and stores safely utilizing First In/First Out methodology.
• Picks materials needed for work orders by reading the pick ticket, locating, and pulling the material, recording heat numbers, verifying quantity, and initialing the work order.
• Kits materials on carts or in baskets in a safe manner and ensuring carts/baskets are properly marked.
• Issues materials via computer or handheld scanner.
• Will be trained to operate a walkie and an overhead crane. 
• Perform all Material Handling duties for assigned Value Stream or outplant operations.
• Pull and package material for shipments of stocked components.
• Processes vendor returns following instructions from Purchasing group.
• Pick up or deliver parts or products via the Company Truck.
• Conduct cycle counts as directed.
• Cross train in other functions and perform other duties as assigned.
• Complete all 5S duties and maintain a clean, safe, and professional working environment.
• Participate in Lean/Continuous Improvement activities.
• Additional duties and responsibilities will vary based upon departmental needs.
• Complete all work in a safe manner and follow all safety requirements consistent with supporting the Company’s goals
• Lifting guidelines in accordance with the Manual Lifting Guidelines noted in the site’s Material Handling Policy.
• Follow all environmental requirements consistent with supporting the company’s environmental performance goals.
• Complete and actively participate in all other EHS training requirements and EHS programs.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED.
• At least 2 years of related experience or training in a warehouse environment. 
• Experience with Microsoft Word and Excel helpful. 
• Ability to lift up to 35 pounds.
• Must be a team player and a self-starter.
• Shipping and receiving experience helpful. 

Additional Information

With colleagues stretching across the globe, we are proud of our diversity. To foster inclusivity, we run employee resource groups (ERGs) to provide a safe space for employees to connect and support each other. Our cross-business ERGs include Veterans, Pride Network, Black Employee Network, View email address on us.fitly.work Network, and Neurodiversity. 

Across our company, we recognize excellence, culminating in the Smiths Excellence Awards, our annual celebration of the most extraordinary activities, people, and projects that best showcase our strengths and help drive our business forward. We announce these on our annual Smiths Day, a global celebration of Smiths around our network. 

Join us for a great career with competitive compensation and benefits, while helping engineer a better future. 

We believe that different perspectives and backgrounds are what make a company flourish. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, economic status, disability, age, or any other legally protected characteristics. We are proud to be an inclusive company with values grounded in equality and ethics, where we celebrate, support, and embrace diversity.

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